Chocolate Chip Cookies

This recipe comes from "Mom's Best Desserts" 100 classic treats that taste as good now as they did then. From 2002. They are super delicioius. Yummy.

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Yields: 100 small cookies

Ingredients

• 2 1⁄4 cups  sifted unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1  cup butter, at room temperature
• 3⁄4 cup  firmly packed brown sugar
• 3⁄4 cup granulated sugar
• 2  large eggs, beaten
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1  teaspoon hot water
• 2  cups  semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1  cup  chopped  nuts
• 1  teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 375°F Lightly grease two baking sheets.
2. Sift together the flour and salt. Set aside.
3. In a mixing bowl, cream together the butter and brown and granulated sugars. Beat in the eggs. Combine the baking soda and hot water and add to the creamed mixture. Stir in the flour mixture. Then stir in the chocolate chips, nuts, and vanilla.
4. Drop the dough by the teaspoon onto the baking sheets about 1 inch apart.
5. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, until the cookies are golden.
6. Cool on a wire rack.